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layout: single
property_name: animation-fill-mode
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<section id="animation-fill-mode" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
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          In collection: <strong>animations</strong>
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    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#animation-fill-mode"><span>#</span>animation-fill-mode</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines what happens <strong>before</strong> an animation starts and <strong>after</strong> it ends. The fill mode allows to tell the browser if the animation’s styles should also be applied <em>outside</em> of the animation.</p>

    </div>

      <div class="property-animation">
        <a class="button property-animation-toggle" data-property-name="animation-fill-mode"></a>
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  </header>

    <style type="text/css">.animation-fill-mode { animation-delay: 1s;animation-duration: 2s;animation-iteration-count: 1;animation-name: kf-animation-fill-mode;animation-play-state: paused; }</style>

    <style type="text/css">.animation-fill-mode.is-animated { animation-play-state: running; }</style>



    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-fill-mode: none;">animation-fill-mode: none;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The <em>animation</em> styles do not affect the <em>default</em> style: the element is set to its default state before the animation starts, and returns to that default state after the animation ends.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-fill-mode  square square--pink" id="animation-fill-mode-none">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-fill-mode-none{ animation-fill-mode:none;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-fill-mode: forwards;">animation-fill-mode: forwards;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The last styles applied at the end of the animation are retained <em>afterwards</em>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-fill-mode  square square--pink" id="animation-fill-mode-forwards">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-fill-mode-forwards{ animation-fill-mode:forwards;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-fill-mode: backwards;">animation-fill-mode: backwards;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The animation&#39;s styles will already be applied <em>before</em> the animation actually starts.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-fill-mode  square square--pink" id="animation-fill-mode-backwards">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-fill-mode-backwards{ animation-fill-mode:backwards;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-fill-mode: both;">animation-fill-mode: both;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The styles are applied <em>before</em> and <em>after</em> the animation plays.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-fill-mode  square square--pink" id="animation-fill-mode-both">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-fill-mode-both{ animation-fill-mode:both;}</style>
    </section>

</section>
